2016 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2016 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

Jim Justice won the 2016 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election. Jim Justice received 350,408 popular votes (49.09%). The main challenger was Bill Cole (42.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Justice and Cole

Justice +6.8 pts · won by 48,421 votes
350,408 votes
301,987 votes
Charlotte PrittMountain Party5.89%
42,068 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.